Apple, Amazon, Google, and hundreds of businesses vowed to meet Paris climate goals on their own ‘in the absence of leadership from Washington’

pulse

June 5, 2017 7:30 PM

Apple, Amazon, Google, and other businesses are pledging their support for Paris Agreement with a new campaign "We Are Still In".

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google want the world to know that "We Are Still In" when it comes to the Paris climate agreement.

And they're not alone. On Monday, hundreds of companies, including others like Microsoft, eBay, and Uber, — alongside a group of mayors and colleges — joined together as part of the "We Are Still In" campaign to reiterate their commitment to the principles of the climate agreement.

The Paris agreement was intended to slow climate change by setting limits on carbon emissions and has been widely embraced by the business community.

The tech industry in particular has supported the Paris Agreement, and many of the big tech companies are currently transitioning their giant, energy-guzzling data centers to using completely renewable energy.

The "We Are Still In" campaign launched with an open letter to to the world, acknowledging that the businesses and communities that signed will continue to work towards climate change.

"It is imperative that the world know that in the U.S., the actors that will provide the leadership necessary to meet our Paris commitment are found in city halls, state capitals, colleges and universities, investors and businesses," the campaign wrote. "Together, we will remain actively engaged with the international community as part of the global effort to hold warming to well below 2°C and to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy that will benefit our security, prosperity, and health."

Here's a full list of all the companies that signed: